L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Introduction to the verb gesticuler
The English translation of the French verb gesticuler is “to gesticulate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as zjɛs.tik.yle.
Gesticuler comes from the Latin word “gesticulare” meaning “to gesture” or “to make gestures.” It is most often used in everyday French in the imperative present tense, which is used to give commands or orders. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Gesticule moins en parlant, tu es trop agité. (Gesticulate less while speaking, you are too restless.)
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Arrête de gesticuler, tu vas renverser ton verre. (Stop gesticulating, you are going to spill your drink.)
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Ne gesticulez pas autant, vous allez vous blesser. (Don’t gesticulate so much, you might hurt yourself.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of gesticuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | gesticule | Gesticule un peu moins. | Gesture a little less. |
tu | gesticule | Gesticule moins fort. | Gesture less loudly. |
il | gesticule | Il gesticule beaucoup. | He gestures a lot. |
elle | gesticule | Elle gesticule tout le temps. | She gestures all the time. |
on | gesticule | On gesticule beaucoup en parlant. | We gesture a lot while talking. |
nous | gesticulons | Gesticulons tous ensemble. | Let’s all gesture together. |
vous | gesticulez | Gesticulez en montrant vos idées. | Gesture while showing your ideas. |
ils | gesticulent | Ils gesticulent beaucoup sur scène. | They gesture a lot on stage. |
elles | gesticulent | Elles gesticulent en discutant. | They gesture while talking. |
Other Conjugations for Gesticuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gesticuler
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Gesticuler – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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